Legal Studies

The Legal Studies program prepares individuals to assist attorneys in the delivery of legal services. Someone who enjoys conducting research, solving problems, and communicating the results has good potential as a paralegal.  Graduates are employed by private law firms, financial institutions, courts, prosecutors' offices, legal aid societies, public defenders' programs and corporate law offices.

Clark State cooperates with Sinclair Community College in offering the supporting courses for this AAS degree program. Students can take classes at Clark State concurrently with the Sinclair legal studies courses if they wish to complete the degree within a two-year time frame, or they can complete the supporting courses at Clark State first and then transfer to Sinclair to complete the program.  Students are cautioned that once they begin the legal studies courses at Sinclair, it will still take two years to sequence through the legal studies courses. By taking course work at Clark State, students are able to minimize commuting time.

The Legal Studies Program at Sinclair (https://www.sinclair.edu/program/params/programCode/PAR-S-AAS/) is a limited-enrollment program and students must be accepted into the program before beginning paralegal courses. Students should contact the Dean of Business and Applied Technologies for information on applying to Sinclair’s Legal Studies program and for academic advising while enrolled at Clark State.